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Tony Murray (jockey)

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Murray died on 6 January 1992, aged 41, from a cocktail of drink and pills. Hannon discovered his body at the jockey's home in Wiltshire. His sister Judy listed several factors that may have caused his death, including health fears - he was troubled by ulcers caused by many years of dieting - and the
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In July 1968, he suffered a near-fatal fall riding Windy Breeze at Windsor. He went over the rails - he believed he was put over them deliberately - and broke his jaw in 48 places "like a shattered teacup". He was in hospital for seven weeks. He returned to riding at
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His funeral took place at Salisbury Crematorium on 16 January 1992. Guests were family members only as his mother did not want racing people present. A memorial service was held at St Paul's Church in Knightsbridge on 20 February of that year.
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races since the Second World War, although he lost the ride in the last of these to Piggott. In 1975, he won his second and final English classic, the St Leger, on
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He continued to ride for Price before emigrating to France, where he rode for Charles Millbank at Chantilly, and then to Ireland, where he rode for
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death of his father and a brother. He had also separated from his wife, Jane, who was the daughter of his former trainer Ryan Price.
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on 23 May 1966. He rode 14 winners in his first season, rising to 37, 31, 44, 69, 112 and 122 in the following six seasons.
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He retired again for good in 1986 and became racing manager to owner Tony Budge, whose horses were trained by
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to comment that she would one day kill someone. The following year, he would strike up a partnership with
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version. Al Bahathri also gave him another Coronation Stakes victory. He also rode another winner of the
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in 1979, and third on Silver Hawk in 1982. On Dickens Hill, he did win the
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who became European Champion sprinter after wins in the
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While in Ireland, he narrowly missed out on being 1979
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and narrowly missed out on a 1,000 Guineas double on
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Index

Jockey
Wantage
British Classic Races
St Leger Stakes
Oaks Stakes
British Champions Sprint Stakes
Fillies' Mile
Nunthorpe Stakes
Champion Stakes
Irish 1,000 Guineas
Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp
Irish Derby
Grand Prix de Paris
Falmouth Stakes
Coronation Stakes
Eclipse Stakes
Acclimatise
Al Bahathri
Al Sylah
At Talaq
Bruni
Cairn Rouge
Dickens Hill
Ginevra
Sandford Lad
Tyrnavos
Classic
jockey
Wantage
Tim Forster

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